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Bhutan will be linked to the APIS to improve internet connectivity
Bhutan will be linked to the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (APIS) to improve internet connectivity in the country. At present, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and...
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18th session of National Council concludes
The 18th session of the National Council concluded today with offering of Tashi Moenlam. The Prime Minister and the National Assembly Speaker were also present at the closing ceremony. During the two...
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RAA recommends policy guidelines to curb cost escalation for PHPA-I
Royal Audit Authority (RAA) recommends clear policy guidelines on Fund Management and realistic Detailed Project Report to curb cost escalation for Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project. The project...
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More chillies for Thimphu residents
Agriculture ministry imported 10 metric tons of Chili from Kolkata, India on December 7. After distributing a part of the consignment to Food Corporation of Bhutan in Phuentshogling, the remaining...
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Eggs export on trial successful
Agriculture Minister Yeshey Dorji said the egg production in the country has been increasing in the last four years. This has enabled the country to export 800 trays of eggs to India last week. The...
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Central Bank officials to leave for India to expedite release of fresh INR
A team from the Central Bank will leave for India next week to discuss on the issue of rupee shortage in the country. They will meet with the governor of the Reserve Bank of India and request for...
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His Majesty grants audience to DeSuung volunteers
His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the volunteers attending the 22nd batch DeSuung Training Programme yesterday. The volunteers of the 22nd batch DeSuung programme are mainly employed in the...
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5th Annual Bhutan-India Development Cooperation talk reviews overall progress...
The fifth Annual Bhutan-India Development Cooperation talk was held in the capital on Thursday. The two sides reviewed the overall progress of the projects. Eleven out of 85 projects under the Project...
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Vendors in Capital miffed about rotted chilies from Kolkatta
As the first truckload of chilies from Kolkata, India was unloaded yesterday morning at the Centenary Farmers’ Market in the capital, vendors were miffed that some chilies were rotten. There were over...
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Thai Deputy Prime Minister calls on Prime Minister
Thai Deputy Prime Minister called on Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay at the Gyelyong Tshogkhang, yesterday. Both the parties expressed their reverence to His Majesty the King of Bhutan and Thailand. The...
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Arbitration training begins in Lhuentse
A six-day arbitration or Nang-Kha-Nang-Drik training began in Lhuentse, yesterday. Her Majesty Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck and Her Royal Highness Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck graced the...
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Thailand Paediatric Surgeon Foundation offers heart surgeries for 99...
Thailand Paediatric Surgeon Foundation offered heart surgeries for 99 Bhutanese children suffering from congenital heart disease. This is done in appreciation and as a mark of respect and good will to...
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Country’s mass cleaning campaign
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay led the mass cleaning campaign in the capital yesterday. It is to commemorate the 10th anniversary of His Majesty The King’s accession to the golden throne. Prime...
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Medical camp to treat Bhutanese pilgrims in Bodhgaya
Upon the Royal Command of His Majesty The King, His Majesty’s Kidu Mobile Medical Unit will set up a medical camp to treat Bhutanese pilgrims in Bodhgaya. The medical camp will be operational during...
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His Majesty The King grants Nu 10M to ex-armed force personnel of Thimphu
His Majesty The King granted Nu 10 million to ex-armed force personnel of Thimphu Dzongkhag, with the Command that the fund be used to build a lhakhang in Thimphu Dzongkhag, for the benefit of all...
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His Majesty graces the closing session of Parliament
His Majesty The King graced the closing ceremony of the eight session of the Second Parliament yesterday. While ushering to the Gyalyong Tshogkhang, His Majesty was regally received by the National...
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His Majesty grants land kidu to 2,703 beneficiaries under Thimphu Dzongkhag
Coinciding with the auspicious Anniversary of the 10th year of His Majesty’s Reign, His Majesty The King granted land kidu to 2,703 beneficiaries from 8 gewogs under Thimphu Dzongkhag at the Simtokha...
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Four new butterflies species discovered in Bhutan
Four new species of butterflies were discovered in Bhutan recently. It was found by a team from the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) in Bumthang. The new species were...
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Bhutan celebrates the International Mountain Day
Bhutan Media and Communication Institute organised the International Mountain Day in Thimphu to highlight the variety and richness of mountain cultures, and to promote an array of mountain identities....
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Bhutanese film industry to have their own film studio
The film industry in Bhutan boomed within a short span of time. However, its growth remained quantitative in the absence of a proper development of audio visual media. Therefore, towards this, a film...
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